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Ministry of National Defence

East German government ministry responsible for military and national defense affairs (1956-1990)
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Ministry of National Defence

Summary

Ministry of National Defence is a ministry of the GDR[1]. It draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (ministry_of_the_gdr category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ministry of National Defence is located in Q490521[3].
  • Ministry of National Defence is in the country of German Democratic Republic[4].
  • Ministry of National Defence's image is recorded as Strausberg Flugplatz.JPG[5].
  • Ministry of National Defence's instance of is recorded as ministry of the GDR[6].
  • Ministry of National Defence's instance of is recorded as defence ministry[7].
  • Ministry of National Defence's flag image is recorded as DDR Verteidigungsminister Kfz-Flagge.svg[8].
  • Ministry of National Defence's headquarters location is recorded as Q490521[9].
  • Ministry of National Defence's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1146824387307630533[10].
  • Ministry of National Defence's GND ID is recorded as 2029167-X[11].
  • Ministry of National Defence's IdRef ID is recorded as 113394497[12].
  • Ministry of National Defence's Commons category is recorded as National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic[13].
  • +1956-01-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ministry of National Defence[14].
  • Ministry of National Defence was dissolved in +1990-10-02T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Ministry of National Defence's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v7c23[16].
  • Ministry of National Defence's parent organization or unit is recorded as Council of Ministers of the GDR[17].
  • Ministry of National Defence's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3200'}[18].
  • Ministry of National Defence's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'MfNV'}[19].
  • Ministry of National Defence's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Minister of National Defence[20].
  • Ministry of National Defence's related category is recorded as Category:Ministers of National Defence (East Germany)[21].
  • Ministry of National Defence's Kalliope-Verbund is recorded as 2029167-X[22].
  • Ministry of National Defence's museum-digital ID is recorded as 63703[23].

Why It Matters

Ministry of National Defence draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (ministry_of_the_gdr category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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